Sacramento-based Sutter Health will close its Sutter Amador Surgery Center in Jackson, Calif., on Oct. 3, according to a statement shared with Becker’s. Here are five things to know: 1. The center, ...

The University of Texas Medical Branch has established the Sealy Heart and Vascular Institute and launched a new department of cardiovascular medicine.  The Sealy Heart and Vascular Institute, located ...

Mount Sinai South Nassau has expanded its anesthesia services, partnering with Greater New York Anesthesia Services. The physician-led anesthesia group will provide full anesthesia services for the ...

The corporatization of anesthesiology — driven by private equity activity, hospital acquisitions and national practice roll-ups — is transforming how care is delivered, raising concerns about costs, ...

Women who experience stalking or obtain a restraining order face significantly higher risk of cardiovascular disease, according to research published Aug. 11 in Circulation. The study analyzed data ...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy is gaining traction as a less-invasive alternative to surgical bypass and enteral stenting for patients with gastric outlet obstruction. The procedure ...

Elevated blood levels of trimethylamine N-oxide — a compound produced when gut bacteria digest nutrients in red meat and other animal products — are linked to higher risk and faster progression of ...

John Zerwas, MD, an anesthesiologist and seven-term state representative, is set to be the next chancellor of the University of Texas in Austin, the Austin American-Stateman reported Aug. 19. Dr.

At Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, a new scheduling strategy is giving physicians full, reliable block time in ASCs. “For physicians, block time is everything,” Sarah Sterling, executive of ...

Lakeland, Fla.-based Watson Clinic has added Austin Bowyer, MD, to its medical staff.  Dr. Bowyer is an anesthesiologist and will provide care to patients at Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Health and the ...

A recent outbreak of fungal meningitis cases in the U.S. has been tied to a single center in Matamoros, Mexico, where affected individuals received epidural anesthesia, according to a July report ...

Burnout, pay cuts and workforce shortages are driving anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists out of the field, worsening staffing shortages and straining surgery access ...